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Chapter 1 of Representative Plays by American Dramatists — Love in '76 is here in full — 489 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
My father will be proud to greet you-- ELSWORTH. And most happy to know you, gentlemen. [_Enter_ SERVANT, _with wine_.] Major Cleveland, will you do me the honour-- CLEVELAND. Sir, I esteem it an honour.
Chapter 1 of Representative Plays by American Dramatists — Love in '76 is here in full — 489 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 91/97 · 5 reading units · Lines 451–455
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the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port
From this reading “Major Cleveland, will you do me the honour-- CLEVELAND.”
the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)
From this reading “Sir, I esteem it an honour.”
express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading “My father will be proud to greet you-- ELSWORTH.”
the state of being honored
From this reading “Major Cleveland, will you do me the honour-- CLEVELAND.”
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading “Major Cleveland, will you do me the honour-- CLEVELAND.”
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading “My father will be proud to greet you-- ELSWORTH.”
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading “[_Enter_ SERVANT, _with wine_.]”
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Sir, I esteem it an honour.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And most happy to know you, gentlemen.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My father will be proud to greet you-- ELSWORTH.
the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port
From this reading Major Cleveland, will you do me the honour-- CLEVELAND.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Major Cleveland, will you do me the honour-- CLEVELAND.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My father will be proud to greet you-- ELSWORTH.
to come or go into
From this reading [_Enter_ SERVANT, _with wine_.]
the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)
From this reading Sir, I esteem it an honour.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading My father will be proud to greet you-- ELSWORTH.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading And most happy to know you, gentlemen.
express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading My father will be proud to greet you-- ELSWORTH.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading And most happy to know you, gentlemen.
the state of being honored
From this reading Major Cleveland, will you do me the honour-- CLEVELAND.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Sir, I esteem it an honour.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sir, I esteem it an honour.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And most happy to know you, gentlemen.
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading Major Cleveland, will you do me the honour-- CLEVELAND.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Major Cleveland, will you do me the honour-- CLEVELAND.
used to form the superlative
From this reading And most happy to know you, gentlemen.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My father will be proud to greet you-- ELSWORTH.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading My father will be proud to greet you-- ELSWORTH.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading [_Enter_ SERVANT, _with wine_.]
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir, I esteem it an honour.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Major Cleveland, will you do me the honour-- CLEVELAND.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My father will be proud to greet you-- ELSWORTH.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading My father will be proud to greet you-- ELSWORTH.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading [_Enter_ SERVANT, _with wine_.]
in the company of; together with
From this reading [_Enter_ SERVANT, _with wine_.]
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My father will be proud to greet you-- ELSWORTH.
Chapter 1 of Representative Plays by American Dramatists — Love in '76 by Oliver Bell Bunce holds 489 sentences, grouped into 98 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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